Karl Valentin

Karl Valentin (IPA: ['falɛntiːn], born Valentin Ludwig Fey; 4 June 1882 – 9 February 1948) was a Bavarian comedian, cabaret performer, clown, author and film producer. He had significant influence on German Weimar culture. Valentin starred in many silent films in the 1920s, and was sometimes called the "Charlie Chaplin of Germany". His work has an essential influence on artists like Bertolt Brecht, Samuel Beckett, Loriot and Helge Schneider. He developed a reputation for writing and performing short comic routines, which he performed in a strong Bavarian dialect, usually with his female partner, Liesl Karlstadt. His art centered mostly around linguistic dexterity and wordplay—Valentin was a linguistic anarchist.

Cast

Fruit in the Neighbor's Garden

Valentin, sein Gärtner

Der verhexte Scheinwerfer

So ein Theater!

The Mysteries of a Hairdresser's Shop

Thunder, Lightning and Sunshine

Schneidermeister Huckebein

Schneidergeselle

At the Neurologist

Der Theaterbesuch

Fanny's Husband

Die karierte Weste

Ein verhängnisvolles Geigensolo

Musik zu zweien

The Jolly Vagabonds

Valentin (Police Officer)

Auf dem Oktoberfest

The Bartered Bride

Rudolph Brummer

Kürassier-Otto

WRDLBRMPFD! Karl Valentin: Der Unverstandene

Self (archival footage)

Sekretär Dürr

Karl Valentin – Die beliebtesten Kurzfilme

Beim Rechtsanwalt

Im Photoatelier

Im Schallplattenladen

Karl Valentins Hochzeit

Der Antennendraht

Karl Valentin privat und im Atelier

Der Zithervirtuose

In der Apotheke

Einmal im Jahr möcht' ich auch lachen können

selbst (Archivmaterial)

Der Feuerwehrtrompeter

Feuerwehrtrompeter

Crew

İçinden Tramvay Geçen Şarkı

Der Buchbinder Wanninger

Der verhexte Scheinwerfer

So ein Theater!

Director, Writer

Director, Writer

The Jolly Vagabonds

Writer, Director

The Mysteries of a Hairdresser's Shop

Karl Valentin – Die beliebtesten Kurzfilme

Karl Valentin privat und im Atelier

Im Photoatelier

Der Theaterbesuch

E Não se Pode Exterminá-lo?